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Minibus manufacturer Minibus Options have provided details of their conversion on the new Volkswagen Crafter, making them the only Accredited Convertor to bring out an accessible minibus on the Crafter to date. After many months of research and development by Minibus Options’ production team, they have revealed one of their finished products. Based on the medium wheel-base ‘Startline’ FWD model, the 9 seat wheelchair accessible vehicle ... Read More »

Mercedes-Benz Vans UK Ltd has teamed up with the Institute of Vehicle Recovery (IVR) to establish a certification for Health and Safety of all MobiloVan Technicians for every three years, rather than the current industry standard of every five years as part of a new, market-leading training benchmark. Mercedes-Benz Vans customers benefit from MobiloVan – a free call-out service across ... Read More »

Councils across the country will benefit from a £40 million funding boost as part of a government drive to put more low emission buses on the roads. Funding will be awarded to 20 local authorities as part of the Clean Bus Technology Fund, which was launched in 2017 and is run by the Joint Air Quality Unit. Speaking at the UK ... Read More »

A top traffic cop in the United Kingdom has called for the use of dashcam footage from the public to be made available to police forces across the country in a bid to tackle irresponsible and unsafe drivers. This follows criticism to the Government from the Police Federation which has seen traffic cop numbers decline over recent years. It wants a ... Read More »

Lateral have a reputation for innovative ideas and designs, which is exactly what they have produced here with their portable winch. This is the first and only battery powered, portable wheelchair winch available on the market. The PortaWinch can be anchored to any vehicle floor in a variety of different ways. For example, existing floor tracking systems, slide and click ... Read More »